I find that most people do not walk up or down escalators.
Even people who look perfectly healthy and fit.
Why is that?
Even people who look perfectly healthy and fit.
Why is that?
Escalators
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I have an extremely irrational fear of escalator. When I was young, my mom used to tell me that if I don't tie my shoes, my feet could stay stuck and the escalator will eat it. 30yrs later, I still bug for 3 second before stepping on one. I will stand and not move my feet. 
Maybe all these people are ruled by fear like me. Positive parenting was not there yet.
Maybe all these people are ruled by fear like me. Positive parenting was not there yet.
90% walk, skip 2-3 steps at a time v 10% stand if I'm with someone who's lazy or I need to do something with my phone etc.
In the old days, we used to slide down the escalator handrail and tumble off at the bottom. Not elegant but fun.
I'm not in a hurry 100% of the time but I walk if not obstructed 100% of the time.
1. I stand. I'm too old and lazy to climb the steps on an "up" escalator, and don't want to fall down a "down" escalator.
2. One of my pet peeves is that, at places like the Yorkdale Mall and such, where they have up and down escalators between the first floor and the food court, if one of them is out of order it's the "down" escalator that they keep running, so people going "up" have to climb two flights of stairs...
3. True story. My late mother was born in 1924. In the early days of escalators the slats in the individual steps were often made of wood, with fairly deep and wide spaces between them. My mother in her late teens got one of her high heels caught between two slats and was trapped for most of the ride, finally pulling her foot out of her shoe near the top. From that day on for her it was elevators or stairs only...
2. One of my pet peeves is that, at places like the Yorkdale Mall and such, where they have up and down escalators between the first floor and the food court, if one of them is out of order it's the "down" escalator that they keep running, so people going "up" have to climb two flights of stairs...
3. True story. My late mother was born in 1924. In the early days of escalators the slats in the individual steps were often made of wood, with fairly deep and wide spaces between them. My mother in her late teens got one of her high heels caught between two slats and was trapped for most of the ride, finally pulling her foot out of her shoe near the top. From that day on for her it was elevators or stairs only...
The old Eatons dept store at Queen and Yonge , IIRC, had the wooden steps, as a child I would be apprehensive of stepping on them , they looked like giant teeth that was about to eat me! LOL
The old Eatons dept store at Queen and Yonge , IIRC, had the wooden steps, as a child I would be apprehensive of stepping on them , they looked like giant teeth that was about to eat me! LOL
My pet peeve are two friends that stand side by side on the same step, when I'm in a hurry (I'm on the left hand side, the passing lane) , I will yell out "Excuse me!, coming through"", person on left will look at me funny before stepping aside ahead of their friend.
One incident the person said to his friend, "How rude",, I retorted, " how am I rude,? your the one blocking the passing lane!". Don't people know escalator etiquette?, It's the same as driving, left hand lane is for passing.
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Ummmm except it is not. There is no “passing” lane anywhere except the road. LOL.
I mean I get what you are saying but there is no “passing” lane where people have to stand on the right. They were rude. You said excuse me. That is all that is needed.
Correct. Personal preference as is my personal preference to always walk if not obstructed.
For exercise.
Sometimes I shake my head as well looking at people who definitely could use some.
Walking is a privilege. Enjoy it. There are some people who can't.
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I go out of my way to use the stairs and avoid escalators. Good for the booty. You'll only catch me on them if I'm wearing heels, even then since I'm so used to moving, I will probably walk up/down the escalator.
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